Attaching-link.



N. D. GOFF.

ATTACHING LINK. I APPLICATION FILED VFEB. I6, I9I4.

Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known thatl, NARAsD. Gore, a citizen of the United States,

Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttaching-Links, of which f the following is a specification.

This invention trelat s to attaching links:

and for other purposes 'inthejewelers art. The matter constituting myinventionwill be defined in the claims.

The details of construction of my attaching link will be understood byreference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 represents aside view of a chain and charm, showing the attaching link in position.Fig. 2 represents a side view of the link on an enlarged scale. Figs. 3and 4: represent cross sections on the line 3 8 Fig. 2, the band orcollar being in different positions. Fig. 5 represents a side elevationshowing the members of the link detached, one from the other. Fig. 6represents a side view of a link having a band or collar of modifiedconstruction. cross section thereof on line 7- Fig. 6. Fig. 8 representsa side view with the collar partly detached I v In constructing myattaching link A I provide a spring wire member Band a detachable bandor collar D or D of gold or other suitable metal. The member B is madeof spring wire or other resilient material, and for convenience iscalled the spring wire member. This member B is made of a single pieceof wire and is of elongated form and has at its ends enlarged resilientloops 6 which are connected by a reduced elongated middle portion 6', atone side of which are the ends of the wire spaced apart as shown in Fig.5. The free ends of the wire extending inward from the end loops 6 areturned outward to form short projections or engaging studs 7), andspaced apart to form an opening 0 between them.

residing at "Clinton, in the county of Clinton andwState of a watch or acharm Fig. 7 re resents a na-nan,- an. at tra ce 19w Pate ted n 5 9Applic'ation filed February 16, 1914; Serial No. 818,902.

The hand or collar member D, shownin Figsa l to 5 inclusive, is ofsuitable length and diameter to inclose the reduced middle portion 5" ofmember 13 and give a neat pleasing appearance, and servesas a keeper forsecuring and closing cl of it of one'strandorthickness of the nember B,and with two holes e, which are in line lengthwise'and spaced apart theproper dis- Y tance r to receive the engaging studs the link. ThecoL;

1 lar Dis made Wlllll'l longitudinal slot suitable width to permit thepassage through Theholes c are preferably placed in longi- I tudinalline about one quarter of the circumference-of the collar-away from theslot cZ,- .as shown in Figs. 2 and '3, though the,

distance and arrangement may be varied.

In Figs. 2 and 3 the studs 25' are engaged in the holesc and thelink'is'closed, while in studs are shown disengaged and the collar Dturned one quarter around so that the spring member may be passed outthrough the slot (Z. The dotted lines in Fig. 4 indicate the manner inwhich'the collar may be lifted oil? or detached from the spring wiremember. Then it is de- "sired to connect the member B, at eitherend-loop 7), within another link, as a, the

studs 6 may be pressed inward out oftheir holes and then turned into theslot cl, when another link or a ring may be slipped over a stud into oneof the loops 7); then the collar may be turned a quarter around and thestuds again engaged with their holes, thus closing the link. Of course,a separate. link or ring may be connected with each end loop I) as abovedescribed.

In Fig. 1 my attaching link A is shown connecting by its end-loops withacharm M and with the links Z of a chain L. The endloops 5, beingresilient, will force the studs 6 into the holes e when the parts areturned to register, and will hold the studs in place, and the linkclosed. In my attaching link it is important to provide a resilient loopat each end and two engaging studs, spaced apart, so that it may beconnected with another link or a ring at either end, or at both ends.

In Figs. 6, 7 and 8, a slightly modified form of band or collar D isshown, having two end-slots cl, one at each end, so as to leave a solidcentral part of the collar between them, as shown in Fig. 6. The collarmanipulated so as to the end-slots as indicated in Fig. 8, thus perimitting other links to be attached tours" loops 6. This modifiedconstruction is with-- g g 1 loops to be disengaged from said collar,for W hat I claim as new, and desire to'secure in the spirit and scopeof my invention.

by Letters Patent, is-

1'. An attaching link composed of a spring wire member having resilientend-loops and an elongated, reduced middle portion, the ends of the wirebeing turned outward to formengaging'studs andispaced apart in thereducedrmiddle portion, and a band or collar member having two-holes forreceiv- '7 ing said studs and slotted in a plane difierent from theplane of the holesfor permitting the studof either end-loop alone to bedisengaged from said collar, for engaging with a ring or link and thenre'e'ngaged in a hole in said collar.

2. An attaching link composed of a spring wire member having enlargedresilient endloops andan elongated, reduced middle p01 tion,the ends-ofthe wire being turned outward to form engaging studs and spaced apart inthe reduced middle portion, and a band or collar member having two holesfor Copies of this patent may be obtained for receiving said studs andopposite end-slots li ajslane different from the. plane of the holes:for permitting the studs'of the endengaging'with a ring or link andthen reengagedwith the holes in said c01lar.- V link composed of aspring 3. An attaching wirev member having resilient end-loops and anelongated, reduced middle portion, the,

being. turned outward to form engaging studs and spaced apartin middleportion, and a band. or

ends of the wire the reduced collar member havingtwo holes for receivingsaid studs and a longitudinal slot in a plane difiere'nt from the planeof the holes for inserting orremoving the spring wire member andpermitting either end-loop alone to be engaged with a separate ring orlink. p a V t In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence oftwo witnesses. NARA D. GOFF. Witnessesz I I ANET BRASM SSEN, v WILLIAML. DIECKMANN.

five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. C. V V

